John
MINOT
(b.
2 April 1626
,
Saffron, Walden, England
d.
12 August 1669
,
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
)
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John MINOT was born 2 April 1626 in Saffron, Walden, England
John MINOT was the child of George MINOT and Martha STOCKEJohn was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1647.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Lydia BUTLER 19 May 1647 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Lydia BUTLER was born 23 February 1629 in Kent County, England. Lydia died 24 January 1667 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset).
John married (2) Mary DASSET abt. 1667 in Massachusetts Bay Colony . Mary DASSET was born abt. 1626 in England (United Kingdom). Mary died abt. 1676 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).
John MINOT died 12 August 1669 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony .
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Family and Children of John MINOT
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Lydia BUTLER-- Date: 19 May 1647 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"John (1626-1669) & 1-wf Lydia BUTLER (-1667); 19 May 1647; Dorchester {Sibley's Harv. Grad. 2:462; Reg. 1:172, 5:468, 40:255; Butler (1919) 29; Minot 10; DePew 143, 145; Harris (,12) 11; Palmer (,8) 374; Sv. 1:321; Martha's Vineyard 3:48; Anderson Anc. 14}"
Children of John MINOT and Lydia BUTLER:
John MINOT (b.22 January 1648, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 26 January 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
m. Elisabeth BRECK 11 March 1670 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
James MINOT (b.14 September 1653, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 September 1735, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Rebecca WHEELER 1684 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Martha MINOT (b.22 September 1657, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 November 1678, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
Stephen MINOT (b.10 August 1662, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 November 1732, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Mercy CLARK 1 December 1686 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Samuel MINOT (b.3 July 1665, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 December 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
Mary MINOT (b.24 January 1667, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1667, , Massachusetts Bay Colony)
John MINOT married Mary DASSET-- Date: abt. 1667 Place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"John (1626-1669) & 2-wf Mary (DASSETT) [BIGGS] (?1627-1676), w John; aft 25 Jan 1667; ?Boston-Dorchester {Minot 10; Sv. 1:177; DePew 145; Reg. 1:172, 11:342, 48:325}"
Children of John MINOT and Mary DASSET:
Lydia BUTLER-- Date: 19 May 1647 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"John (1626-1669) & 1-wf Lydia BUTLER (-1667); 19 May 1647; Dorchester {Sibley's Harv. Grad. 2:462; Reg. 1:172, 5:468, 40:255; Butler (1919) 29; Minot 10; DePew 143, 145; Harris (,12) 11; Palmer (,8) 374; Sv. 1:321; Martha's Vineyard 3:48; Anderson Anc. 14}"
Children of John MINOT and Lydia BUTLER:
John MINOT (b.22 January 1648, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 26 January 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony )m. Elisabeth BRECK 11 March 1670 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
James MINOT (b.14 September 1653, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 September 1735, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Rebecca WHEELER 1684 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Martha MINOT (b.22 September 1657, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 November 1678, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony ) Stephen MINOT (b.10 August 1662, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 November 1732, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Mercy CLARK 1 December 1686 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Samuel MINOT (b.3 July 1665, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 December 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony ) Mary MINOT (b.24 January 1667, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1667, , Massachusetts Bay Colony)John MINOT married
Mary DASSET-- Date: abt. 1667 Place: , Massachusetts Bay ColonyTorrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"John (1626-1669) & 2-wf Mary (DASSETT) [BIGGS] (?1627-1676), w John; aft 25 Jan 1667; ?Boston-Dorchester {Minot 10; Sv. 1:177; DePew 145; Reg. 1:172, 11:342, 48:325}"
Children of John MINOT and Mary DASSET:
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1626 Birth 2 April 1626
Saffron, Walden, England
1647 Marriage / PartnerJohn MINOT and Lydia BUTLER 19 May 1647, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
He was 21 years old.
1648 Birth of ChildJohn MINOT was born 22 January 1648, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 21 years old.
1653 Birth of ChildJames MINOT was born 14 September 1653, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 27 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildMartha MINOT was born 22 September 1657, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 31 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildStephen MINOT was born 10 August 1662, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 36 years old.
1665 Birth of ChildSamuel MINOT was born 3 July 1665, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 39 years old.
1667 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia BUTLER died 24 January 1667, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
1667 Birth of ChildMary MINOT was born 24 January 1667, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
John was 40 years old.
Will
Suffolk County Wills
Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts
From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Page 385:
'No. 515. - John Minot, of Dorchester, will, 15 July, 1669
Provides for the necessity of his father.
Wife to dwell in his house and have fifty pounds. Son John one hundred pounds over an equal dividend with rest of the children. Daughter, Martha, as a particular remembrance of her mother, all her mother's clothes and linen. Son James to be kept at learning. Son Stephen to be placed at some convenient trade. Son Samuel to be brought up as husbandman, and have his portion in land. The estate not to be divided until James is twenty-one. Other provisions for division. Martha, to be under mother's care, and James, Samuel and Stephen, under the executor's care. Father Minot, brother Stephen and son John to be executors. Witnesses, Thomas Wilson and Timothy Foster.
Inventory, 28 Jan. 1669-70, by John...Read MORE...
Suffolk County Wills
Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts
From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Page 385:
'No. 515. - John Minot, of Dorchester, will, 15 July, 1669
Provides for the necessity of his father.
Wife to dwell in his house and have fifty pounds. Son John one hundred pounds over an equal dividend with rest of the children. Daughter, Martha, as a particular remembrance of her mother, all her mother's clothes and linen. Son James to be kept at learning. Son Stephen to be placed at some convenient trade. Son Samuel to be brought up as husbandman, and have his portion in land. The estate not to be divided until James is twenty-one. Other provisions for division. Martha, to be under mother's care, and James, Samuel and Stephen, under the executor's care. Father Minot, brother Stephen and son John to be executors. Witnesses, Thomas Wilson and Timothy Foster.
Inventory, 28 Jan. 1669-70, by John...Read MORE...
1669 Death 12 August 1669
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
He died at the age of 43.
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